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Collin College Taps Sweden-Based Skanska for $68M Plano Campus Renovation

by | Dec 19, 2024
The renovations will include converting existing office and classroom spaces into lab areas, a theater expansion, larger kitchen and dining room spaces, a "general refresh and reconfiguration," and more.
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Titanic Exhibition Returns to Dallas With Artifacts, Ship Re-Creations, and More
by | Dec 18, 2024
The largest and most immersive touring Titanic experience, Titanic: The Exhibition is a narrative journey that focuses on the fates of the passengers and crew aboard the sinking ship with stories, artifacts, and ship re-creations. Here's a preview look at what visitors will see.
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Patented: Toyota’s Artificial Muscle-Based Child Soothing Devices and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 26, with a total of 95 patents granted.
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North Texas’ StatLab Acquires Spanish Histology Equipment Manufactur Myr
by | Dec 18, 2024
StatLab said the integration of Tarragona, Spain-based Myr equips StatLab to expand both its portfolio and its international footprint.
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Wing and DoorDash Partner on Drone Deliveries From 2 North Texas Malls

by | Dec 18, 2024
Launching at Brookfield Properties’ Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, the service is said to be the first of its kind for shopping malls in the U.S., following a recent pilot program in Virginia.
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Bell Announces $632M Next-Gen Assault Aircraft Factory in North Fort Worth, Creating Over 500 Jobs
by | Dec 18, 2024
Two years after winning the U.S. Army’s biggest helicopter competition in 40 years—replacing the famed Black Hawk with a Future Long Range Assault Aircraft—Fort Worth-based Bell Textron announced a new factory in AllianceTexas will manufacture components for the next-gen tilt-rotor aircraft.
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Accenture Snaps Up North Texas’ Award Solutions
by | Dec 18, 2024

Plano-based Award Solutions, a provider of training and consulting services in advanced wireless and network technologies, has been acquired by Dublin, Ireland-based professional services company Accenture.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Award Solutions, founded in 1997, has employees in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Branson, Missouri; San Diego, California; and Bangalore, India....

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Plano’s Digital Matrix Systems Partners with Stratyfy to Enable Automated Credit Decisions
by | Dec 17, 2024
By bringing together DMS’ data solutions and Stratyfy’s decisioning approach, the companies say lenders can "confidently adopt AI and machine learning," helping them generate data-driven growth.
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Sliding Forward: Dallas’ Recess Fitness Club Adds 2‑Story Slide Plus Healthcare and ‘Biohacking’ Options

by | Dec 17, 2024
Recess Fitness Club is the largest independent gym in Dallas—and one of the most fun ones, with a new 2-story slide between floors in the "playground-inspired" space. Now the gym is getting serious, too, with new biohacking innovations and RecessRx, an integrated healthcare offering.
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The Last Word: Kendra Scott on the Launch of Yellow Rose in Dallas’ West Village
by | Dec 17, 2024
After launching in Austin in 2023, the Western lifestyle brand Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott opened Friday in Dallas' West Village retail and multifamily development at 3699 McKinney Avenue. Dallas Innovates first wrote about the expansion last month, sharing how the brand reimagines Western style with new product categories including hats, footwear, home goods, and apparel. 
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Rochefort Management Approved by DoD & SBA for the Critical Technologies Initiative
by | Dec 17, 2024
A joint venture between Kyle Bass' Dallas-based Hayman Capital Management and Florida's Serengeti Asset Management, Rochefort has been authorized under the federal Critical Technology Initiative to help improve America's economic and national security by providing capital to rapidly growing small businesses.
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Dallas Venture Capital Invests in Palo Alto-Based Fiddler AI’s $50M Series B Round
by | Dec 16, 2024
Palo Alto, California-based Fiddler AI said its $18.6 million Series B extension brings the round's total funding to $50 million. The company said the funds will help it "continue to build momentum in AI observability and AI safety."
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The Last Word: Fort Worth’s Robert Sturns on How ‘Full‑Contact’ Government Drives Innovation

by | Dec 16, 2024
Fort Worth's “explosive growth”—nearly 6% population growth since 2020—isn't happening by accident. It takes what Economic Development Director Robert Sturns calls "full-contact local government," a term once coined by the city manager to describe Fort Worth's unique approach to progress.
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CYPHER Learning Adds 3 Senior Executives to Its Leadership Team
by | Dec 13, 2024
The three new senior leaders bring decades of expertise in revenue growth, legal strategy, and technological innovation to support CYPHER's growth trajectory and strengthen its position as a market leader, the company said.
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Dallas’ S2 Capital Promotes 8 to Senior Positions, Makes New Hire
by | Dec 13, 2024
The firm—a vertically integrated multifamily investment manager—said the moves underscore its continued growth and expansion. The promotions are for individuals in offices both in Dallas and across the U.S.
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Fort Worth’s RS Names HR Veteran as VP of People and Culture
by | Dec 13, 2024
D'Mar Phillips brings more than 20 years of experience in developing and executing transformative human resources strategies for various industries to his new role, as well as a reputation for creating inclusive, high-performing workplaces that foster talent development, engagement, and organizational growth, RS said.
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